Selective Enhancement in Phonon Scattering Leads to a High Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit in Graphene Oxide-Encapsulated ZnO Nanocomposites

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumya Biswas ◽  
Saurabh Singh ◽  
Shubham Singh ◽  
Shashwata Chattopadhyay ◽  
K. Kanishka H. De Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Selective Enhancement

Influence of multi-sintering on the thermoelectric properties of Bi2Sr2Co2Oy ceramics

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (02) ◽  
pp. 2050019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Zhang ◽  
M. M. Fan ◽  
C. C. Ruan ◽  
Y. W. Zhang ◽  
X.-J. Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Sintered Sample ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
The Third ◽  
Ceramic Samples ◽  
Optimum Formula

[Formula: see text] ceramic samples have a structure similar to phonon glass electronic crystals, and their thermoelectric properties can be effectively adjusted through repeated grinding and sintering. The results show that multi-sintering can make their grain refined and increase their grain boundary, which will effectively increase density and phonon scattering. Finally, multi-sintering can reduce the resistivity and thermal conductivity, thus obviously improve thermoelectric figure of merit [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text]. The optimum [Formula: see text] value of 0.26 is achieved at 923 K by the third sintered sample.

Enhanced thermoelectric figure of merit in SiGe alloy nanowires by boundary and hole-phonon scattering

2011 ◽  
Vol 110 (7) ◽  
pp. 074317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio A. Martinez ◽  
Paula P. Provencio ◽  
S. T. Picraux ◽  
John P. Sullivan ◽  
B. S. Swartzentruber
Keyword(s):  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Sige Alloy ◽  
Alloy Nanowires

Thermoelectric Transport in Superlattices

1997 ◽  
Vol 478 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. L. Reinecke ◽  
D. A. Broido
Keyword(s):  
Exact Solution ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Thermoelectric Transport ◽  
Barrier Layers ◽  
Thermoelectric Transport Properties ◽  
Carrier Tunneling

AbstractThe thermoelectric transport properties of superlattices have been studied using an exact solution of the Boltzmann equation. The role of heat transport along the barrier layers, of carrier tunneling through the barriers, of valley degeneracy and of the well width and energy dependences of the carrier-phonon scattering rates on the thermoelectric figure of merit are given. Calculations are given for Bi2Te3 and for PbTe, and the results of recent experiments are discussed.

Enhancement of Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit by a Nanostructure Approach

2009 ◽  
Vol 1166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhifeng Ren ◽  
Bed Poudel ◽  
Yi Ma ◽  
Yucheng Lan ◽  
Austin Minnich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Transport ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Stability Studies ◽  
Bulk Materials ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Material Systems ◽  
Power Generation Systems

AbstractThe dimensionless thermoelectric figure-of-merit (ZT) in bulk materials has remained about 1 for many years. Here we show that a significant ZT improvement can be achieved in nanocrystalline bulk materials. These nanocrystalline bulk materials were made by hot-pressing nanopowders that are ball-milled from either crystalline ingots or elements. Electrical transport measurements, coupled with microstructure studies and modeling, show that the ZT improvement is the result of low thermal conductivity caused by the increased phonon scattering by grain boundaries and defects. More importantly, the nanostructure approach has been demonstrated in a few thermoelectric material systems, proving its generosity. The approach can be easily scaled up to multiple tons. Thermal stability studies have shown that the nanostructures are stable at the application temperature for an extended period of time. It is expected that such enhanced materials will make the existing cooling and power generation systems more efficient.

scholarly journals First-principles prediction of structural stability and thermoelectric properties of SrGaSnH

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 3304-3314
Author(s):  
Enamul Haque ◽  
Mizanur Rahaman
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Structural Stability ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Lattice Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure

Weak anharmonicity: the weak anharmonicity leads to weak phonon scattering in SrGaSnH. Thus, SrGaSnH intrinsically possesses a high lattice thermal conductivity (kl).. Such large κl dramatically reduces the thermoelectric figure of merit.

Low-Temperature Thermoelectric Properties of Zn4Sb3 Prepared by Hot Pressing

2006 ◽  
Vol 510-511 ◽  
pp. 1070-1073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Il Ho Kim ◽  
J.B. Park ◽  
Tae Whan Hong ◽  
Soon Chul Ur ◽  
Young Geun Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Hot Pressing ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Lattice Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Total Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Scattering Centers

Zn4Sb3 was successfully produced by a hot pressing technique, and its thermoelectric properties were investigated in the temperature range from 4K to 300K. The Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and thermoelectric figure of merit showed a discontinuity in variation at 242K, indicating the α-Zn4Sb3 to β-Zn4Sb3 phase transformation. Lattice thermal conductivity was found to be dominant in the total thermal conductivity of Zn4Sb3. Therefore, it is expected that thermoelectric properties can be improved by reducing the lattice thermal conductivity inducing phonon scattering centers.

Thermoelectric figure of merit in solid solutions with phonon scattering by off-center impurities

2003 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. Gurieva ◽  
P. P. Konstantinov ◽  
L. V. Prokof’eva ◽  
Yu. I. Ravich ◽  
M. I. Fedorov
Keyword(s):  
Solid Solutions ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure

scholarly journals Review of the Thermoelectric Properties in Nanostructured Fe2VAl

Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Alleno
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Lattice Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
High Pressure Torsion ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Average Grain Size

Besides alloying, nanostructuring was implemented to improve the thermoelectric properties in Fe2VAl. This Heusler alloy indeed displays a thermoelectric figure of merit too small for applications (ZT ~ 0.1 at 300 K) which is caused by a large lattice thermal conductivity (λL = 27 W·m−1·K−1 at 300 K). The effect of nanostructuring on the microstructure and on the thermoelectric properties of alloyed Fe2VAl are therefore reviewed. By mechanical alloying followed by spark plasma sintering, the average grain size (D) was decreased to D ~ 300–400 nm in Fe2VAl0.9Si0.1, Fe2VAl0.9Si0.07Sb0.03, Fe2V1.05Al0.95, and Fe2V0.9W0.1Al. As expected, phonon scattering at the numerous grain boundaries lead to a strong decrease in the lattice thermal conductivity, which reached values as small as λL = 3.3 W·m−1·K−1. However, in all the reviewed examples, the thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) is only marginally or not even improved when comparing to non-nanostructured samples because the electrical resistivity also increases upon nanostructuring. A significantly improved ZT = 0.3 at 500 K was only recently observed in severely deformed Fe2VAl0.95Ta0.05 by high pressure torsion because the very fine microstructure (D ~ 100 nm) strongly enhanced the thermal conductivity reduction.

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